Spotlight on Prestige Custom Builders and the Power of Personal Relationships
October 13, 2025
Prestige Custom Builders began working with HomeSphere in 2023 after a fateful introduction by HomeSphere partner Georgia-Pacific to our Texas regional market specialist, Brian DeGuzman.
It was at the International Builders Show in Las Vegas to a backdrop of pristine product booths, logoed performance polos and stress balls disguised as hard hats — and it went well enough that not long later, Landon Wright, owner of Prestige Custom Builders, began submitting rebate claims with his wife and co-owner, Allison.
In the three years they’ve been part of HomeSphere, their return has only grown year-over-year, and they continue to be a model for how our program can work between builders and manufacturers. In fact, their 2025 rebate earnings place them with 160% higher earnings than the average HomeSphere builder because of how smartly they use our program and our brands.
“I am all about personal relationships with not only my customers, but also my vendors. I feel that gives us an advantage over other builders in our area.” - Landon Wright, owner of Prestige Custom Builders
The Prestige difference
Prestige Custom Builders opened in 2021, offering high-quality custom, spec and remodeling services in southeast Texas. From beautiful coastal homes to inland living, Wright believes in using high-end materials to achieve the best fit and finishes available, and he stays involved throughout the entire building process, so his homeowners experience an authentic relationship as they build the home of their dreams.
As a coastal builder who is no stranger to hurricanes and other extreme weather, it's vital he can rely on good products to bolster his homes and even more vital that he works with dependable partners and vendors when things go wrong.
“I am all about personal relationships with not only my customers, but also my vendors," Wright said. "I feel that gives us an advantage over other builders in our area."
The power of a positive impression
Wright didn’t find HomeSphere the way many builders do — through our 10 regional market specialists who cover the whole of the U.S. or through our website — they came to us through a trusted brand partner, Georgia-Pacific.
Wright’s use of Georgia-Pacific's ForceField® Weather Barrier System and DensShield® Tile Backer also came from a fortuitous encounter at IBS, this time at the 2022 show with Georgia-Pacific's Scott Collingwood, a territory manager. Wright was on the lookout for a better house wrap solution for the high winds of the Texas coast.
That relationship started with ForceField and expanded to DensShield after Wright’s satisfaction with the former. DensShield offers a built-in moisture barrier near wet areas like bathrooms and pools, which is also important in Texas humidity, inspiring Wright to give it a chance.
“Georgia-Pacific and Scott [Collingwood] will always have a special place” Wright said. “They were the first major brand that jumped on board with us. To me, that means a lot. It means that somebody who didn’t have to stand behind you is standing behind you.”
“It’s gratifying to have partners who just get it and ‘lean in’ with our program." - Patrick Brandon, partner engagement manager at HomeSphere
That relationship led to not only Wright’s relationship with HomeSphere, but also with The Home Depot, where HomeSphere builders can earn cash back on all purchases made in store and online. Moreover, some HomeSphere brands sold at the Home Depot allow for twice the rebates. We call it the “twice is nice” effect (yes, a marketer came up with that), and Georgia-Pacific takes part, as The Home Depot is one of their distributors.
That means Wright is earning rebates from Georgia-Pacific and The Home Depot whenever he purchases ForceField or DensShield through the latter’s stores.
“Georgia-Pacific values our relationship with HomeSphere and gladly recommends builders to their program because we know our partnership together helps to make us an even bigger force in the residential new construction market,” Brock Nagy, retail sales representative for Georgia-Pacific, said.
“It’s gratifying to have partners who just get it and ‘lean in’ with our program,” Patrick Brandon, HomeSphere’s partner engagement manager for Georgia-Pacific, The Home Depot and ABB, said. “Open communication and collaboration are the easiest ways to find success as a manufacturer on our program and the examples in this blog just show why. Manufacturers have the opportunity to take relationships beyond simple transactions, and builders appreciate that.”
Photos courtesy of Prestige Custom Builders.
When smart panels are backed by smart people
It wasn’t only Georgia-Pacific who made a good impression on Wright. At HomeSphere’s 2024 Link West, our own event that connects builders with manufacturers for productive one-on-one meetings, Wright met ABB's Brian Schmalberger, market development manager for residential products, and Peter Hege, director of business development.
Before attending, Wright wasn’t familiar with ABB’s offerings, but after his 15-minute meeting, he was more than interested. Why? With the Scottsdale sun as a bright backdrop, ABB was so able to impress Wright with their knowledge and passion of their own products, that he couldn’t help but be intrigued.
Now, Wright has shot a promotional video with ABB and installed their ReliaHome™ Smart Panels in select homes.
“What I really liked about ABB is that they had these two guys [at Link West] that were really young and really smart,” Wright said. “I could tell that from just our conversations with them. We met them again at IBS in ‘24...and they remembered me. The owner of the company was there, and we introduced ourselves to him and it was a genuine-type conversation about why we decided to go with them. To me, relationships mean a lot.”
More than a rebate program (but rebates are also great)
HomeSphere and Prestige Custom Builders work well together for many reasons, and one of those is that Wright and his subs use a lot of brands on the HomeSphere program. In fact, he uses 13 brand partners, either prior to joining our program or as a part of coming aboard, and he’s got plenty of great things to say about Progress Lighting, Leviton, GAF, Electrolux, Kwikset and more.
“In the 40-plus homes that we have built down here, we’ve put Electrolux brand appliances in every one of them,” he said. “We’ve had zero warranty calls on them.” He’s using their surge protection products after seeing how wind damage can impact power lines, frying motherboards on dishwashers and refrigerators.
“HomeSphere reps a lot of the brands that we use, so that really puts a check mark beside their name. It’s like, not only are they a good product, but someone else believes they’re a good product as well.” - Landon Wright, owner of Prestige Custom Builders
Like many builders, Wright shows great loyalty to the brands that have shown up for him, and he takes their partnership with HomeSphere as a green flag.
“HomeSphere reps a lot of the brands that we use, so that really puts a check mark beside their name,” he said. “It’s like, not only are they a good product, but someone else believes they’re a good product as well.”
And when it comes to his relationship with the HomeSphere team, Wright and his wife, Allison, are equally positive.
“Brian [DeGuzman] has been nothing but helpful,” he said. “As far as I am concerned, he’s been the rep that fits us and our deal.”
Though she usually equates rebate programs with headaches, Allison Wright added that, “from day one, it has been the complete opposite,” she said. “Brian was a huge asset when we were getting things set up.”
She continued: “All the reps we have been in contact with through HomeSphere have helped us get our submissions in, get them done in a timely manner and have had a great response back. Communication has been great not just from Brian, but everyone that we’ve worked with.”
For DeGuzman’s part, the relationship has been equally beneficial.
"Working with Prestige Custom Builders has been nothing short of outstanding,” he said. “Landon’s vision and leadership, combined with Allison’s attention to detail on the rebate submission side, make them an incredible team to partner with. Their commitment to quality and professionalism makes the process seamless, and it’s clear they truly value the relationships they build both with their customers and with partners like us. We’re grateful to support them and proud to have them as part of our program."
The future, together
In Wright’s own words, it’s not just about the rebates, it’s about the relationships and the potential for how those relationships can grow.
If it’s not a manufacturer he’s currently working with, he wants to know how his homes can be improved. If it is a manufacturer he currently uses, he wants to know what’s next.
“I want to know what’s coming up,” he said. “Have they come up with something new about their product, like a new installation or something new about what we already use? Because I think over time, what you find is that you get kind of stagnant on doing things the same way.”
In the same vein, Wright has shown an interest in My HomeSphere, HomeSphere’s app for homeowners.
“I like forward-thinking,” he said. “I’m not a reactionary type of guy. I try to find a way to remedy a problem before the problem gets there.”
And more than anything, he said, “I like to grow together, I don’t like to grow separately.”
Want to be a part of that growth?
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